154: How Cheap Lottery Tickets Can Skyrocket Your Healthcare Career

Have You Ever Thought About Buying Cheap Lottery Tickets?I've bought a lot of cheap lottery tickets over the years. Not the kind you scratch off to see if you hit it big. I'm talking about the little bets, risks, or asks I've made over the years. They cost very little but can have a huge upside. In this episode, I’m sharing a lesson that’s shaped a lot of the opportunities I’ve had in my career — the idea of making small bets and being willing to hear the word “no.”My dad used to say, “If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you do ask, the worst they can say is ‘no,’ and then you’re right back where you started.” For whatever reason, that stuck with me. Over the years, I’ve taken what I call “cheap lottery tickets” — small risks or asks that didn’t cost much but had the potential for a huge upside. That mindset has opened doors for me in consulting, in buying a practice, and in landing projects, I never thought I’d be part of. And sure, I’ve heard “no” plenty of times — stacked up a mountain of kind rejections, really — but it only takes one or two “yeses” to change everything.We often think someone was just lucky to get a certain opportunity, but we don’t see the 100 rejections that came before it. I think what we call “luck” is often just someone’s willingness to keep putting themselves out there.What we cover in this Episode:-How small risks potentially create big opportunities-Why hearing "no" isn't the end of the world (or the end of the road)-Understanding risk tolerance in healthcare business-Why persistence often looks like luck from the outsideFull episode note: https://rehabupracticesolutions.com/better-outcomes-154Learn More: https://rehabupracticesolutions.comPodcast: https://www.betteroutcomes.showGet the Book: https://amzn.to/3M2UZ6xBook a call with me: https://calendly.com/rehabu/discoveryConnect with Me: https://www.rafisalazar.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!